What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61544 and 61562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61544 and 61562 is 2.

GCF(61544,61562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61544 and 61562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61544 and 61562.

How to find the GCF of 61544 and 61562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61544 and 61562. After we will calculate the factors of 61544 and 61562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61544

Prime factors of 61544 are 2, 7, 157. Prime factorization of 61544 in exponential form is:

61544 = 2³ × 7² × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61562

Prime factors of 61562 are 2, 30781. Prime factorization of 61562 in exponential form is:

61562 = 2¹ × 30781¹

Step-3: Factors of 61544

List of positive integer factors of 61544 that divides 61544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 49, 56, 98, 157, 196, 314, 392, 628, 1099, 1256, 2198, 4396, 7693, 8792, 15386, 30772

Step-4: Factors of 61562

List of positive integer factors of 61562 that divides 61544 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61544 and 61562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61544 and 61562 is 2.

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